Make the dragon great again

Chapter 57 Belief in the Holy Spirit and Belief in Ancient Gods

"You said that you are... explorers who entered the deep sea?"

Old Jack looked suspiciously at the few people in front of him. No matter how he looked at them, the costumes on these people did not look like explorers or adventurers, but rather resembled those priests in Theocracy.

Not to mention, although the big metal ship that these people took before is already in tatters, a large ship of the scale of a long-distance warship is even completely made of metal, and it is impossible to be a so-called "private explorer." Team" can have it?
Just when Old Jack turned his eyes and looked curiously at the "Ark" that was slowly sinking, Alicia, who claimed to be an explorer, had a faint holy light flashed in her eyes, and said:
"Yes, we are employed by a certain lord, and this ship is also the property of that lord, but unfortunately we damaged it during the voyage, and we are about to pay a lot of compensation for it."

Alicia's voice has a certain mysterious power, which makes the listener believe her words subconsciously.

"Oh, it turned out that you were employed by a certain lord, so you are not from the kingdom of the Holy Church? The so-called nobles have not existed in the Holy Kingdom for thousands of years."

It is normal for a great nobleman with a fief to support such an expedition with his own wealth, and there is nothing doubtful about it.

——Just like when the two parties communicate with each other in completely different languages, but Old Jack can understand the meaning of the other party at the conscious level and regard it as a special "dialect", it is also a normal thing, nothing suspicious……

After the "Ark" sank completely, Old Jack, who had explored to the boundary of "New Havel's Limit", began to return with a group of special "guests".

Although I feel a little depressed that someone has reached the border one step earlier than myself, but the ships of these people have been destroyed beyond the new limit, and I will be the first man to rescue the person who fell into the deep sea, thinking about it like this old Jack I feel better again.

This is a two-masted schooner, a small fishing boat. After Alia and her party joined the six people, the deck began to look a little crowded. (Note 1)

A group of foreign priests who were regarded as "explorers" by the crew of the fishing boat gathered in the middle of the boat to discuss something softly, but the crew did not approach them very "consciously".

"...His Royal Highness, since we entered the [Cursed Sea Territory], we have left the gaze of our Lord, and the divine grace has not been replenished at all. Every power must be used to the greatest extent. The power bestowed by the gods is the key for us to repair the 'Ark' and leave [the cursed land], and it should not be wasted on affecting the minds of these fishermen."

The old priest Yoram, who was nearly paralyzed in his left hand, once again expressed his dissent against Alia's consumption of precious divine power.

These clergymen who have passed through the [Cursed Sea] alive are all serving priests with official holy orders in the church;

In the words of those paranoid magicians who claim to be mystery explorers, each of them has reached the third level of strength. Among them, Alia, who is the current saint of the church and Bishop of St. It has even reached the fourth level of the physical limit of the Gaia subspecies!
Of course, this is only the situation when they are still in the land where the light of the "Lord" shines. As one of the several Holy Spirit churches that were born in the new era after the [Salvation of the Holy Spirit] event that marked the beginning of the third era, Their extraordinary power comes almost entirely from the "Lord" - that is, the favor of the Holy Spirit they believe in;

Therefore, after entering the [Cursed Sea Territory] and being blocked by the [Demon Curse] from the radiance of the Holy Spirit, the power on them has become rootless water, and the use of a little bit is less, especially the [God's Blessed] of the saint Alia. power], it is their biggest reliance in this [Cursed Land], if they can save it, they will save it...

Yoram's point of view was also agreed by Matt, another senior priest.

"I agree with what Yoram said. Now we can be sure that we have entered the [Cursed Land]. They are a group of heretics who have lived in the land of demons for countless years. To be on the safe side, we'd better end their sin and pain in this life..."

Matt's words aroused the echo of the remaining priests, and Aliya frowned and shouted softly:
"Enough! We are one of the churches of the Holy Spirit, not the churches of the ancient gods left over from the old era! We can't have such an attitude of treating innocent lives at will!"

Alia's words shocked several people and made them look ashamed. At this time, the old pastor Yoram said:

"His Royal Highness is right. If we regard innocent lives as items that can be discarded for the sake of profit, then what is the difference between us and those paranoid people who study magic and the lunatics of the Church of the Ancient Gods?"

Yoram looked at the captain Old Jack who was not far away, picked up the heavy scripture with one hand, put it on his chest, and prayed devoutly:
"May the brilliance of the Lord shine on this lost land, and may you be guided by the Lord to reach the spotless land promised by the Lord after ending your journey in this world."

Everyone also prayed together, praying for the people trapped in the [Cursed Land], and at the same time, arousing their [Heart of Faith], and repairing the holy goods that almost fell due to the wavering of their faith just now.

After finishing the prayer, Matt let out a long sigh of relief, and thanked Aliya and Yoram:
"His Royal Highness, Senior Priest Yoram, thank you for your reminders. Just now, I had unknowingly wavered in my faith, and I almost fell down the rank... This is indeed a dangerous place occupied by the curse of the devil!"

A few other people said the same thing, Aliya's expression eased, and said:

"I don't blame you, after all, after half a month of intense voyage, facing part of the power of the [Demon Curse], and losing contact with our Lord, it is normal for you to have wavering in your beliefs, but I don't think this is a wavering of faith, I believe that those of you who can become official pastors, your faith is pious enough."

Everyone felt a lot better because of Alia's comfort, and subconsciously ignored those colleagues in the [Cursed Sea] who lost their divine grace due to wavering beliefs and eventually died tragically in disasters...

Yoram watched Aliya use part of the power of the gods again, and his mouth opened, but he didn't say anything in the end.

They are all priests of the Church of the Holy Spirit, which is different from the priests of the Church of Ancient Gods.

The Church of the Ancient Gods believes in certain ancient gods whose existence cannot be verified in history. They focus on the personal control of supernatural power and are keen to build power. In name, they want to establish an earthly kingdom for the gods, but in fact they just satisfy their internal desire for power. ·see;
In the eyes of the Church of the Holy Spirit, these Ancient God Churches are no different from selfish magicians, and even these lunatics who are obsessed with power are more annoying than the magicians who do research behind closed doors most of the time.

However, the major churches of the holy spirit that were born after the new era believe in the real "savior of the world". Give believers "the power of grace", so that people with ordinary talents can also have extraordinary power, and the more pious and fervent the belief, the more grace and strength they will get;
Even before the great holy spirits complete the great work of saving the world and hide in the highest place in the world, they promise to the world that they will create a world without dirt after death. The legendary promised land, enjoying eternal bliss...

Therefore, as pastors of the Holy Spirit Church, once their beliefs are shaken, not only will their strength be damaged, but it will also be related to whether they can go to the [Promised Land] after death. Ram was so grateful.

"Anyway, we're going to need some guides."

After everyone stabilized their faith, Aliya changed the subject.

Looking at the fuzzy coastline in the distance to the northeast, Aliya said:

"From the previous conversation, they should be believers of a church of the ancient gods, and this sea area seems to belong to the religious country established by the church of the ancient gods;
Although we don’t know whether the church in this [Cursed Land] believes in the demons recorded in the holy scriptures, we should be glad that the first time we met was an ordinary person without extraordinary power, not a priest of this church;
From now on, we must hide our identities, learn the language here as soon as possible, and then find the clues of those 'demons' here, and find a way to communicate with our Lord! "

……

To be continued.

Note 1: [Two-masted schooner] first appeared in the 16th and 17th centuries (in the West). Common pirate ships and fishing boats are all of this kind, while the pirate ships in "Pirates of the Caribbean" are more advanced and larger two-masted ships. sailboat.

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